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k wonder of dankbaarheid ten minste 'n gedeeltelike oplossing
                                                                                           kan wees vir hebsug en woede. Woede en hebsug lei ons altyd in
                                                                                     Edie rigting van kompetisie, manipulasie; na die moontlikheid om
                                                                                     jouself te vergryp en om alles vir jouself te hou. Ek sien dankbaarheid
                   ot  everyone  who  talks  about  heaven  belongs  to  God's       juis as die teenoorgestelde - om te ontvang, te bemoedig, te verenig.
                   Kingdom. Jesus is more concerned about our walk      than our
           Ntalk.       He wants us to do right,  not just say the right words. Your   Ons  kla  so  maklik;  miskien  kan  ons  meer  kere  “dankie”  sê  en
           house (which represents your life, Matthew 7:25), will withstand the      sodoende die mag van kla verbreek. Vraatsige hande is altyd besig om
           storms of life only if you do what is right instead of just talking about   te gryp na méér; dankbare hande is oop en gereed om te gee en te
           it. What you do,  cannot be separated from what you believe.              ontvang… As ons
                                                                                     dan  die  lewe  en
           Following Jesus is not always an easy or comfortable road. Often it       a l l e s   w a t   d i t
           means great cost and sacrifice, with no earthly rewards or security.      behels  van  God
           Jesus didn't have a place to call home. You may find that following       ontvang,  kan  ons
           Christ costs you popularity, friendships, leisure time, or treasured      mos  reageer  met
           habits.                                                                   woorde en gebare
                                                                                     van dankbaarheid.
                                                                                     [Don Postema, via
           While the cost of following Christ may be high, the value of being
           Christ's disciple is an investment which lasts for eternity and yields    Op God se Spoor,
                                                                                     Willie van Rooyen,
           incredible rewards!                                                       LUX  VERBI.BM,
              - Selected                                                             2000].
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